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UN hears Korea warship testimony
The UN hears testimony from North and South Korea on the sunken Southern warship Cheonan – an issue souring ties on the peninsula. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
South Korea rocket ‘debris’ found
A South Korean navy ship has recovered debris apparently from a failed rocket launch from the South Korean space centre at Goheung on Thursday. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
S Korea postpones rocket launch
South Korea delays the launch of a rocket to put a satellite into space due to fire safety problems, officials say. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
US mulls new North Korea measures
The US says it is considering “additional options” to hold North Korea accountable for the sinking of a South Korean warship. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Jail for Korea web-neglect father
The couple were said to have spent long hours in internet cafes A South Korean man whose baby daughter starved to death while he spent much of his time playing a fantasy game online has been jailed for two years. The 41-year-old's wife was also sentenced to two years in jail, but her sentence was suspended. The... »
China non-committal over N Korea
Mr Hatoyama, Mr Lee and Mr Wen were holding talks in South Korea The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea have said the sinking of a South Korean warship poses a threat to peace and stability in the region. But China did not condemn North Korea over the incident, despite facing pressure from Seoul to... »
China vow over Korea ship attack
China "will not protect" whoever sank a South Korean warship in March,Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said. "China objects to and condemns any act that destroys the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula," Mr Wen was quoted as saying after talks in Seoul. South Korea has blamed the North for sinking the Cheonan with... »
North Korea scraps S Korea pact
North Korea scraps an agreement on preventing accidental armed clashes with the South, as tensions rise over the sinking of a warship. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
S Korea in anti-submarine drill
Mrs Clinton pledged US support The South Korean navy is reported to be conducting a major anti-submarine drill, amid renewed tensions with North Korea over the sinking of a southern navy ship in March. The South Korean news agency, Yonhap,says 10 warships are taking part in the drill. Anti-submarine depth charges and naval guns... »
US to conduct Korea navy exercises
The US announces joint naval exercises with Seoul after a report blamed North Korea for the sinking of a Southern warship. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
S Korea freezes trade with North
South Korea’s president suspends trade with the North, after a report blamed Pyongyang for sinking a Southern warship. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Seoul calls for N Korea apology
South Korea’s president says North Korea must apologise for sinking one of its warships, after a report blamed Pyongyang. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Anger at North Korea over sinking
North Korea faces international anger after it is accused of sinking a South Korean navy ship – but China appeals for calm. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Anger at North Korea over warship sinking
North Korea faces international anger after it is accused of sinking a South Korean navy ship – but China appeals for calm. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
N Korea role in sinking ‘obvious’
South Korea’s foreign minister says it is “obvious” that North Korea sank a South Korean naval ship in March. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
N Korea calls parliament session
North Korea is to hold a rare second parliamentary session next month, amid rising tensions with Seoul. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
N Korea and China leaders ‘meet’
A train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has left the Chinese city of Dalian and is reportedly bound for Beijing. Neither North Korea or China has confirmed Mr Kim’s presence in the country, but media reports suggest he will meet top Chinese leaders. He arrived in China on Monday, travelling on... »
‘Close-up blast’ sank Korea ship
Last month’s mysterious sinking of a South Korean warship was due to a "close-range" explosion under the ship, a preliminary inquiry has found. After examining the bow of the ship, salvaged on Saturday, officials say the warship was damaged by a "bubble jet" caused by an external underwater blast. Analysts say that such an effect... »
South Korea in vow over warship
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has vowed to respond "resolutely" to the sinking of a warship last month near the sea border with the North. The North has denied causing the explosion near the disputed border which sank with the loss of 40 sailors. In an emotional speech, the president wiped away tears as he... »
North Korea denies warship attack
North Korea has denied sinking a South Korean warship near their disputed maritime border last month. "As South Korea can’t identify the cause of the accident, they are using the media to attribute it to us," said a statement carried by state media. It is the first official comment by Pyongyang on the incident, in... »
‘Outside blast’ sank S Korea ship
An "external explosion" probably sank the South Korean naval vessel which went down near North Korean waters last month, an investigator says. "The possibility of an external explosion is far higher than that of an internal explosion," Yoon Duk-yong told a news conference in Seoul. He was speaking after the stern section of the ship... »
S Korea sunken ship stern lifted
The South Korean navy has begun to raise the stern section of one of its warships which sank after an unexplained explosion last month. Fifty-eight sailors were rescued at the time of the sinking which occurred near the maritime border with North Korea. It is thought the bodies of more than 40 missing crew are... »
South Korea lifts sunken warship
The South Korean navy has begun to raise the stern section of one of its warships which sank after an unexplained explosion last month. Fifty-eight sailors were rescued at the time of the sinking which occurred near the maritime border with North Korea. It is thought the bodies of more than 40 missing crew are... »
S Korea sailors describe ‘blast’
South Korean sailors who escaped a warship which sank last month have said they felt a large "external blast" before the ship went down. Speaking publicly for the first time since the incident, the sailors said the ship had been operating normally before it sank off Baengnyeong Island. Officials in Seoul say they still do... »
US man gets North Korea jail term
North Korea has sentenced a US citizen to eight years’ hard labour for illegally entering the country, its state news agency KCNA has said. The man, named as 30-year-old Aijalon Mahli Gomes, from Boston, admitted his wrongdoing in court, KCNA reported. Gomes had worked as an English teacher in South Korea, and reportedly crossed the... »
Pirates hijack huge S Korea tanker
A South Korea-operate, Singapore-owned oil tanker has been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The 300,000-tonne Samho Dream – loaded with crude oil – was on its way from Iraq to the United States with 24 crew when it was seized on Sunday. South Korea has sent a destroyer already in the area... »
Diver dies at S Korea rescue site
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has visited an area off the North Korean coast where a South Korean warship sank after an explosion. Forty-six sailors are missing after the navy ship went down on Friday near the disputed inter-Korean border. Officials say they believe there could be survivors trapped in cabins and have injected oxygen... »
S Korea divers reach sunken ship
The South Korean military says it has located the stern of its warship that sank in mysterious circumstances on Friday following an explosion. The authorities are hoping that some of the 46 crew members still missing may be alive but trapped in underwater air pockets in the wreckage. Military diving teams were due to begin... »
Hopes fading for S Korea sailors
South Korea’s navy is continuing its search for 46 sailors missing after Friday’s explosion sank their ship, but hopes are fading of finding survivors. Military divers have arrived at the scene in near-freezing waters, but rough seas are holding up their work. The naval patrol vessel sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea... »
S Korea hunts for missing sailors
The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea. The naval patrol vessel sank after an unexplained explosion ripped through its hull, reports say. Fifty-eight sailors have been rescued, a military official told AFP news agency. A military spokesman said there was... »